Chapter 40: Reflections (2)

After Shen Yuechen sat down, Li sent the people around him to the kitchen to see how the food was prepared.

In fact, the meal had already been prepared, but Li Shi was bent on waiting for her husband Zhu Feng, so she didn't start the meal for a long time.

Zhu Jintang saw what his mother meant, and hurriedly said: "My son is not hungry, my mother should wait for my father to come back, and then have dinner together." After saying that, he got up and saluted, and said, "My son will go back first." ”

Li Shi smiled and nodded.

Zhu Jintang took Shen Yuechen all the way back to their own courtyard.

Zhu Jintang's legs were slender, his steps were big and fast, and Shen Yuechen hurriedly followed behind him, trying not to let himself fall too far behind.

The house was already lit with lights, and it was as bright as day.

The two entered the house one after the other, and Zhu Jintang directly called his two maids, Mingyue and Mingxin, to change his clothes.

Shen Yuechen instructed Chun Ming to prepare the meal, and then made a cup of hot tea for Zhu Jintang to dry.

After Zhu Jintang changed his clothes, Shen Yuechen immediately sent the dried tea to him.

Zhu Jintang glanced up at her, he originally had a cold and rigid face, not angry and arrogant, even if he didn't say anything, just sat there quietly, Shen Yuechen could also feel the indifference coming from him.

Zhu Jintang is handsome and has good facial features, but he always likes to keep a straight face, and there is no expression on his face. It's just that such inadvertent glances will also make Shen Yuechen feel pressured.

Zhu Jintang took the tea, took a symbolic sip, and put it on the table.

Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "Dinner has been prepared, uncle should be hungry too, right?" ”

There is a small kitchen in the yard, and there are two cooks and four rough women who take turns to be on duty day and night, so they can prepare hot meals at any time, day or night.

Zhu Jintang let out a faint "um".

Shen Yuechen immediately smiled and ordered Chun Ming to serve the food.

Today's dishes are all made by Wu's mother herself, two meat and two vegetables, and a big bowl of spinach, tofu and shrimp soup.

Shen Yuechen asked Mama Li before what Zhu Jintang likes to eat, but he got a very ambiguous answer: The eldest young master doesn't have anything he likes to eat, and there is nothing he doesn't like to eat.

After Shen Yuechen heard this, she really made a difficulty, and she didn't know how to prepare, so she just left everything to Wu's mother to watch and do. Wu's mother's craftsmanship has always been what she values the most.

During the meal, Shen Yuechen sent away the people serving around him and personally served soup and vegetables to Zhu Jintang.

"The concubine didn't know what the uncle liked to eat, so she prepared some home-cooked side dishes...... This crispy pork is Wu's mother's specialty, you can try it. ”

Because of running around every day, Zhu Jintang has long been tired of food and wine, and now, when he tastes this ordinary light side dish, he only feels very delicious.

The crispy meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant but not greasy, the rape heart is verdant and verdant, and the green vegetable tofu and shrimp soup is delicious and colorful.

Shen Yuechen felt that some soup would always be more comfortable to eat, and sure enough, after this meal, Zhu Jintang ate very properly, and when he finally rinsed his mouth, he didn't forget to ask: "You made these dishes yourself?" ”

Shen Yuechen shook his head with a smile and explained, "The concubine is stupid, so naturally she won't have such good skills. These dishes are all made by Wu's mother, who grew up taking care of her concubines. ”

Zhu Jintang nodded, got up and said, "I'm going to the study, you can eat slowly by yourself." ”

Every day after dinner, Zhu Jintang has to go to the study to check the account books.

After sending Zhu Jintang away, Shen Yuechen asked Chun Ming to withdraw the food and rewarded them with all the uneaten dishes.

Seeing this, Mama Li was suspicious, and hurriedly leaned in and whispered, "Why don't you have dinner?" ”

Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "I used a few pieces of dim sum in the afternoon, and I'm not hungry yet." ”

When Mama Li heard this, she was a little worried: "Grandma, you have to eat on time, I'll ask the kitchen to make you some chicken soup when you go back, right?" ”

As soon as she heard the word "chicken soup", Shen Yuechen began to feel sick to her stomach, before she got married, she really drank too much, and she was hurt by drinking.

"Mama don't bother, I told Mama Wu to prepare rock sugar lotus seed white fungus soup for me, if I'm hungry, I'll call someone to eat it." Let's go eat too. ”

Mama Li looked at her smiling face and bowed slightly: "The old body has retreated." ”

Zhu Jintang was not there, and the subordinates also retreated, so Shen Yuechen asked Wu's mother to come over and talk to him.

Shen Yuechen told her that she had met Brother Ming, but she didn't say anything different about him, she just thought about it: "I think that kid is very pitiful, and I want to show more love to him." Speaking of which, I and that kid are also in the same fate......"

When Wu's mother heard this, she felt that her girl was kind-hearted, and nodded: "The child's heart is the most pure, who is good to him and who is not good to him, he understands." The young lady is very thoughtful and supports you. ”

"Actually, I want to bring Brother Ming over and raise it myself." Shen Yuechen said a rather bold idea in his heart.

Mother Wu was stunned and hurriedly said, "Miss...... This matter has to be considered in the long run, you have just entered the door, and it is estimated that the old lady and the eldest lady may not agree. ”

Brother Ming is the grandson of the eldest house, and the Zhu family has always attached great importance to him, not to mention that he will not agree easily, even if he agrees, if something goes wrong in the middle, it is not all the fault of the young lady. It's better not to do such a thankless task.

Shen Yuechen lowered his head and muttered: "I naturally know that this matter is not easy, but that kid ...... Alas, I've got to have to find a way. ”

Although Li Shi already disliked her in his heart, the old lady still had a good impression of her, maybe she could please the old lady first, and then ...... The thought flashed through her mind, but then it was completely dismissed. It is naturally important to please the old lady, but if you don't grasp the balance well, Li Shi will misunderstand, and feel that she didn't take her as a decent mother-in-law in her eyes, and turned to the old lady, deliberately embarrassing her, it would be too bad......

No, no matter what, she can't get past the Li clan and curry too much favor with the old lady. As the saying goes, Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and she will see the hearts of the people over time, if there is enough time, she will definitely make Li Shi change her opinion of herself......

After thinking about it, Shen Yuechen felt that if he wanted to bring back Brother Ming, the saddest thing was also the one who had to pass, all of which were Li Shi's pass. Time is pressing, and I can only take one step at a time, and act at the opportunity.

When it was almost time, Zhu Jintang came back from the study, Shen Yuechen got up to greet him, and when he saw that he was only tired, he said: "Uncle is tired, the concubine will wait for you to rest." ”

When Zhu Jintang heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Although it was only the second day of marriage, Shen Yuechen no longer had that strange awkward feeling towards him, they were not the talented and beautiful women who had experienced the flowers before the moon and the mountains and the sea. To be honest, both of them are nothing more than victims of family interests, like a bargain for each taking what he needs.

Mrs. Zhu originally took a fancy to her eight characters, not her person, so Zhu Jintang could only passively accept it.

Last night, the two of them were husband and wife, and Shen Yuechen didn't want to be awkward all the time. No matter what the future holds, the two are now a couple who want to live together every day, although they can't be a couple, but it's always okay to respect each other like guests.

The two lay side by side on the same bed again, without the drunken smell of last night, and without the intention of testing each other, only a silent embarrassment.

Shen Yuechen was not a talkative person in the first place, she has always been silent, and if it wasn't for the Shen family, if it wasn't for the old lady, she wouldn't have deliberately acted with laughter.

Shen Yuechen held his hands in front of him, his fingers curled his hair in circles, hesitated for a moment, and finally opened his mouth and called softly: "Uncle......"

Zhu Jintang closed his eyes and lay aside, and said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

Shen Yuechen pursed her lips, tilted her head to look at him, then turned over, lay down facing him, and muttered slightly: "Concubine, I went to see Brother Ming today......

Hearing this, Zhu Jintang slowly opened his eyes, and out of the corner of his eye, he could see Shen Yuechen lying on his side.

"Well, Brother Ming'er is a little uncomfortable, and after Lord Hu saw it, he said that he needed careful care. So...... Therefore, if the concubine wants to go over to see him from time to time in the future, it is good to help take care of him, which can be regarded as doing the duty of a mother. ”

After saying this, Shen Yuechen's heart was completely bottomless, and he didn't know what Zhu Jintang would think of her, whether he would think of her for not being self-sufficient, or for thinking that she was troublesome and didn't know how to measure.

Sure enough, Zhu Jintang looked at the gauze tent above his head, and he didn't say anything for a long time, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Shen Yuechen secretly looked at his side face, a little difficult for a while, and didn't know what to do.

Who knows, the person next to him suddenly turned over, staring at her face expressionlessly with dark eyes by the candle flame dancing outside the tent.

Shen Yuechen was stunned by him, subconsciously lowered his eyes, and scolded himself in his heart for being too anxious and not thinking about what he said.

Suddenly, a big hand reached over, wrapped tightly around her slender waist, pulled her out of the quilt, and pulled her into his arms.

"Ahh Shen Yuechen was caught off guard and shouted softly in surprise.

She looked up at his face, and saw that Zhu Jintang's face was still cold, his jaw was tight, his lips were pursed, he didn't look down at her, but just tore off her clothes. Moreover, the force on her hand was a little heavy, and the placket in front of her was almost torn.

Shen Yuechen was a little flustered, looked at his face timidly, and asked in a smaller voice, "Did the concubine make you angry?" ”

When Zhu Jintang heard this, his black eyes swept over the panicked little face under him, his brows frowned slightly, he pinched her chin with one free hand, lifted her little face, and said calmly and introvertedly: "I'm not angry, I just want to remind you that if you want to be a dutiful mother, you must first become a mother." ”

Her words did not displease him, but indirectly reminded him of Changfang's desire for an heir.

Shen Yuechen was slightly stunned, and before he could reply, he was interrupted by his slightly rough movements.

The same slightly cool lips, the same rude movements, in a trance, the clothes on both of them have been thrown under the bed......

It still hurts, the same pain as last night!

Shen Yuechen bit her lip, a little tear appeared in the corner of her eyes, her fingertips slid to the side, and she clasped the edge of the bed slightly, silently hoping that all this would end soon.